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The neurosurgical team is led by Jonathan H. Lustgarten,
M.D., a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons who completed
his neurological surgery residency at the Neurological Institute
at Columbia-Presbyterian. His interests include the treatment
of brain tumors and aneurysms, as well as stereotactic surgery,
trigeminal neuralgia and spinal surgery.
David Estin, M.D., earned
his undergraduate degree at Brown University, and doctor of medicine
degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed
his surgical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
in Boston and his residency at Tufts University's New England
Medical Center in Boston, where he served as chief resident.
He has special expertise in brain tumors, spinal surgery, frameless
stereotaxy and endoscopic techniques.
Ty Olson, M.D., joins Monmouth
from the Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University
Medical Center, where he completed the five-year residency in
neurosurgery. He earned his medical degree from Duke University
Medical School, Durham, N.C., and a bachelor's degree in biological
sciences from Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. He holds
board certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgery
and is a member of the North American Skull Base Society, the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress
of Neurological Surgeons. Among his special interests is brain
mapping, highly specialized surgery known as "awake brain surgery"
for deep lesions in the brain. Through brain mapping, neurosurgeons
contour eloquent areas related to necessary brain functions by
placing electrodes on various parts of the brain stem and conduct
various tests to identify the eloquent areas to "contour out"
during surgery.
Dr. Lustgarten and Dr. Estin both are instructors in clinical
neurosurgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
These Columbia-Presbyterian neurosurgeons work in affiliation
with Monmouth:
- Michael B. Sisti, M.D., created the first
computer-aided stereotactic surgical and radiosurgical program
in New York state. His special interests include the treatment
of brain tumors, acoustic neuromas and vascular malformations.
- Jeffrey N. Bruce, M.D., specializes in the
treatment of complex brain and skull base tumors, and pituitary
tumors.
- Robert R. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., specializes in stereotactic
and endoscopic neurosurgery, as well as the surgical treatment
of epilepsy, move- ment disorders and pain including trigeminal
neuralgia and spasticity in adults and children.
- Neil A. Feldstein, M.D., director of pediatric
neurosurgery at Columbia-Presbyterian, has special interests
in the treatment of spina bifida and related disorders, pediatric
brain tumors and craniofacial surgery.
- Charles J. Riedel, M.D., specializes in
spinal neurosurgery with extensive experience in complex spinal
fusion, reconstruction and instrumentation, as well as endoscopic,
thoracoscopic and minimally invasive spinal surgery and peripheral
nerve surgery.
Our group works closely with the other faculty members of Columbia-Presbyterian,
including:
- Robert A. Solomon, M.D., professor and chair-
man of neurological surgery (cerebral aneurysms, vascular malformations
of the brain and carotid artery disease)
- E. Sander Connolly, M.D. (neurovascular
surgery)
- Guy McKhann, M.D. (epilepsy, stereotactic
and functional surgery)
- Paul C. McCormick, M.D. (spinal surgery)
- Donald O. Quest, M.D. (brain tumors, disk
and carotid disease)
Our team takes a multidisciplinary approach to care, collaborating
closely with colleagues in other disciplines at Monmouth, including
surgery, neurology, orthopaedics, pain management, radiology
and pediatrics, to provide patients with a treatment plan that
meets all their medical needs.
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